Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mid Century Stone Age at Newsagency, and more drunk drawing

 I went to Gilbert Grace's opening at Newsagency and drew one of the bands - Mid-Century Stone Age - as well as Eva from WhatEva and Catarina Mustillo, and got drawn myself by them.


 Mid Century Stone Age

Catarina and Eva



The stupid artist himself, by Catarina(above) and Eva(below)


 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Altadena Burning

LA wildfire in January 2025
 

The current version under daylight
 

slightly earlier with UV lighting


 








Saturday, March 22, 2025

We have Cats

 

 


Josh Shipton, Valerios Calocerinos, and Marie-Louise at Ochredfern last  night

Sunday, March 9, 2025

International Women's Day at Moshpit - WhatEva and Lawine

 


WhatEva (Eva,Art, Vince and Conrad ) playing their set for the IWD fundraiser at Moshpit last night


Lawine with Hiske Weijers (right), Helena Heinzman and Tim O'Driscoll on drums - the first O'Driscoll I've ever met in person, outside of my family.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Cedar Leaves and the Nambucca River

 

A few drawings from my trip to Nambucca Heads and the mid North coast

cedar leaves


 Nambucca River

tree behind a fence and caravan

Jamming - Paul and Guy




Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Sketches of Martin

Artist Martin Walsh

 


Rock against Racism at the Red Rattler

 A great show organised by Eva  from Whateva,and MCed  by Deb Nankervis. It was a fundraiser for the Women And Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC)

Les performing  on the Yidarki after welcoming us to Gadigal country along with some preliminary  sketching
Allis Well

Samovar
 
Melita Rowston

 
Wicked Envy

 
Lou Steer  and Whateva Eva

The Rosmery sisters
 

 


Saturday, February 1, 2025

LA cars

People getting out of the fire zone in LA 

most recent under daylight,

and artificial with some UV.

More smoke!

This is the painting so far under 3 different lights

above is artificial light. White and UV led lamps

The photograph above is in daylight.

Below using the light of a UV headlamp

 
Here are earlier versions, feeling towards a composition



 

Monday, January 20, 2025

WHATEVA in Woy Woy

 

On my way to Newcastle, I stopped off in Woy Woy to see WhatEVA at the Link and Pin cafe. Thanks to Eva, Art, Vince and Conrad for a great show, and apologies for being late and missing the other acts.

 

 
Here are a couple of drawings I did on the train beforehand to warm myself up a bit


 

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Leichhardt Public School Tower

 




 Today, on the last day of the year, I got out on the street for the first time in a while to add some greenery and clouds and bring this view of the lovely old tower on Marion St to life. It felt pretty good - I even got a $20 donation as well as an enquiry about commissions (happy to do them) and plenty of nice comments.

I'll probably do some more tomorrow, I'm aiming to be a be a bit busier in the new year

Friday, December 13, 2024

Mullet Creek

 Wondabyne is on Mullet Creek, a tributary of the Hawkesbury that you travel along for a bit after crossing the river on the Sydney-Newcastle train. I've been helping spruce up mum's house for sale the last few months since she went into care, so travelling this line a lot. It's for my cousin Patrick in England who was very hospitable when I stayed with him and his mum in Stroud, decades ago


 The finished painting in its frame just before I packed it to ship it over to England. The frame is made from a few pieces of recycled Australian hardwood that I got from Wastewood in Marrickville - shoutout to Lucas and Paul



This is getting more finished looking, In the distance I might add a few of the boats moored up around there, there's a lot more than there used to be. Housing crisis for boats and all


 

 
 



 

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Oyster leases


 

 
Hills and what were oyster leases on a tributary of the Hawkesbury- seen from the Newcastle train line. It's a sketch for a painting I'm trying to do for my cousin Patrick in England, who was very hospitable and showed me around the pubs etc of Stroud many years ago

Majestic XI (etc) at Moshpit

 
Ned Alphabet (left) with Majestic XI at Moshpit many weeks ago. A drawing I hadn't got around to scanning till now. (my computer setup currently is a bore).

 
And this is Slack Punks

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

leaves


 Lemon, money tree and avocado leaves

Landing run

I live under a landing run of Sydney airport so get a chance to observe their bellies as they make their final approach

 




 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Paintings from mums

 

 
Straggly geraniums
 
 
climbing lily and gardenia

 
geranium etc

 
red azalea

 
Kenzie